Course detail

Operation and Economy of Air Transport II

FSI-OP2Acad. year: 2015/2016

Subject PELD II is to familiarize students with the impact of air traffic on the economy of aviation technology, a method for direct operational costs, profitability and profit impact of air transport on the environment, air traffic over short distances, mass and mass air transport, supersonic air transport forecasts and perspectives of development of air transport.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will become familiar with the possibilities of the use of aircraft technology, by selecting the renewal and expansion of the fleet let.společnosti, fleet composition and deployment on various tracks surrender. They learn how to organize the operation of aircraft technology, so that the effects on the environment.

Prerequisites

PELD I.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The course-unit credit requirements: the attendance at exercises (80% at the minimum), reports elaboration in a prescribed form, working out assignments. The examination is of written (exercises and questions) and oral forms ( additional questions).

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is to introduce economies of aircraft technology as a means of transport, labor productivity in the air transport and special aerial work, the influence of noise, emissions and air pollutants on the environment and technological processes in air traffic. In all forecasts, students learn about global trends in the development of air transport of passengers and cargo, and their impact on regional development.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures and exercises are compulsory, and the attendance (80% at the minimum) is controlled and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated after personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual assignments must be finished and handed in the credit week at the latest.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Holloway, S. (2003) Straight and Level: Practical Airline Economics
Průša, J., Svět letecké dopravy, Praha 2016
Sedláček, B.,Letecká doprava, Žilina 2000

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Aerial works in the national economy.
2. Special aerial works.
3. Aircraft economy.
4. Costs and revenues.
5. Basic technical and economic indicators.
6. Economical efficiency of investments.
7. Comparative methods of direct operating costs.
8. Profitability, profit, self-sufficiency point.
9. Environmental aspects of air transport.
10. Short range air transport.
11. Mass air transport.
12. Supersonic air transport.
13. Using of aircrafts lighter than air.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Special aerial works.
2. Helicopters in aerial works.
3. Aircraft economy.
4. Costs and revenues.
5. Basic technical and economic indicators.
6. Economical efficiency of investments.
7. Comparative methods of direct operating costs.
8. Profitability, profit, self-sufficiency point.
9. Environmental aspects of air transport.
10. Short range air transport.
11. Mass air transport.
12. Supersonic air transport.
13. Using of aircrafts lighter than air.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Operation and Economy of Air Transport II

Type of course unit